Jen Kirby

Will Trump's Tariffs Reorder Global Trade? Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Will the trade war remake global order?

@jenkirby.bsky.social digs in, for @splinternews.bsky.social.

W/ comments from Ryan Monarch, Maria Demertzis, Achim Hurrelmann, and me.
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Golden Dome: Smart strategy or risky business? Imagine that tensions between the United States and a nuclear-armed adversary are intensifying. The threat of an all-out strike against the U.S., by miscalculation or intention, increases by the day.

If the United States figures out how to shoot down missiles from space, will adversaries throw up their hands and stop making weapons? Or will they simply make more missiles? Happy to help @jenkirby.bsky.social as she digs into the Golden Dome plan.
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But once in Myanmar, that USAID team received termination notices, according to current and former USAID officials. USAID sources said at least some of the staffers were believed to have received the news of their firing after sleeping through the night outside in a field.

Got a scoop here from Jen Kirby today:

DOGE fired the USAID team sent to Myanmar after they were in Myanmar www.splinter.com/doge-destroy...

Putin Has Not Accepted Ceasefire, U.S. Has Not Yet Said How It's Ukraine's Fault Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Putin Submits His Ceasefire Counteroffer: No Bombing Energy Infrastructure www.splinter.com/putin-has-no...

A frank and detailed review of the ongoing ceasefire and mineral negotiations between the #US, #Russia and #Ukraine in @splinternews.bsky.social by @jenkirby.bsky.social.

What The Hell Is Going on With Ukraine Negotiations? Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

What The Hell Is Going on With Ukraine Negotiations? www.splinter.com/what-the-hel...

How the US helped protect a $20B promise to Ukraine ahead of Trump How the US helped protect a $20B promise to Ukraine ahead of Trump

In the last weeks of the Biden administration, the U.S. committed $20 billion to a fund for Ukraine. $16 billion has already been disbursed, as part of a G7 plan to use frozen Russian assets to pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine.

Will Germany Turn to the Far Right? KQED's Forum · Episode

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@jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.

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“Are We Still Friends?”: How Donald Trump Is Unraveling the Western Alliance A gathering of diplomats in Europe only heightened fears that the United States is abandoning NATO and siding with Russia over Ukraine—which Trump cemented in his latest attacks on “dictator” Zelensky...

In Munich, Europe witnessed the U.S. foreign policy shifts it predicted and feared -- and now it has to reckon with what comes next. My dispatch for @vanityfair.com: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/d...

What Happened to Germany’s Climate Movement? Germany's climate movement is trying to regain momentum by building alliances with trade unions and aligning climate action with social justice.

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Germany holds parliamentary elections this weekend. @jenkirby.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social join to talk about Germany's far right resurgence and what it means for the U.S. and Europe.

❓ What are your Qs about the state of politics in Germany?

“Are We Still Friends?”: How Donald Trump Is Unraveling the Western Alliance A gathering of diplomats in Europe only heightened fears that the United States is abandoning NATO and siding with Russia over Ukraine—which Trump cemented in his latest attacks on “dictator” Zelensky...

“It actually felt like history is happening in front of our very eyes,” one Polish official tells @jenkirby.bsky.social in her report from Munich on fears the US is disengaging from the continent—or worse, actively working against it

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What Happened to Germany’s Climate Movement? Germany's climate movement is trying to regain momentum by building alliances with trade unions and aligning climate action with social justice.

Last week, I spoke with @jenkirby.bsky.social from the Green European Journal about the state of Germany’s climate movement — check out this article to learn what happened to its momentum! 🌍🌳💭✊

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JD Vance Makes the Case to the World on Why No One Should Invite Him to Anything Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

JD Vance Makes the Case to the World on Why No One Should Invite Him to Anything www.splinter.com/jd-vance-mak...

Elon Musk Trolls His Way Through Europe Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

Elon Musk Trolls His Way Through Europe www.splinter.com/elon-musk-tr...

thanks to the many people who spoke to me for this story, and patiently explained the complex legal and logistical challenges -- special shoutout to @andreinadeleo.bsky.social whose help was invaluable!

Italy has built two facilities that will process and house migrants, creating a kind of fictional border zone in Albania. The scheme has failed so far, but Italy has not given up -- and efforts by Western governments to outsource or externalize migration are not going away.

Italy’s Plans To Process Migrants in Albania Giorgia Meloni has launched an expensive scheme to detain asylum-seekers in newly built reception centers outside the EU

this summer and fall, I followed Italy's plans to send asylum-seekers to Albania. It is part of Italy's larger efforts to stop migrant arrivals, and fits into a broader trend in Europe (and elsewhere) of countries hardening their borders. newlinesmag.com/reportage/it...

Italy’s Plans To Process Migrants in Albania Giorgia Meloni has launched an expensive scheme to detain asylum-seekers in newly built reception centers outside the EU

NEW: Italy’s expensive plan to house migrants in Albania while their asylum claims are processed is on hold for legal reasons, but other European countries are wondering if the scheme would work for them. We report from Albania. newlinesmag.com/reportage/it...

How Does the World Respond to Syria Now? Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

How Does the World Respond to Syria Now? www.splinter.com/how-does-the...

The Battle for Ukraine Before Trump's "Peace" Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

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So How Do We Save Democracy? Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

So How Do We Save Democracy? www.splinter.com/so-how-do-we...